Australian bishop charged with child sex abuse

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Bloody hell. More of this sexual abuse from leading catholic church leaders.

is it an entry requirement to be a child abuser before you join.

To be fair he has only been charged and denies guilt... just like Rolf. However it must have some credibility as it is the result of "The charge comes with a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse under way in Australia after growing pressure to investigate widespread allegations of paedophilia, mostly in the Catholic Church."

Bloody hell, we need to tie these priests down sport.

This is the first time I have read about the "Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse ". Is their much in the news about this commission?

Australian bishop charged with child sex abuse

Sydney: One of the most senior members of the Catholic Church in Australia has stepped down from his role after being charged with child sex abuse, the Church said on Monday.

Max Davis, who heads the church’s military diocese, is reportedly Australia’s most senior clergyman and the first Australian Catholic bishop to be charged with a child sex offence.

It is alleged he sexually abused a student while teaching at St Benedict’s College near Perth in 1969 — two years before he was ordained.

No further details were provided by police.

The Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia said in a statement that Davis, 68, “emphatically denies” the charge.

“An allegation has been made to the police that in 1969 Bishop Max Davis abused a student at St. Benedict’s College in New Norcia,” the statement said.

“At that time — 45 years ago — the bishop was not ordained. The bishop emphatically denies the allegation and the charge will be defended.”

The Australian Defence Force said Davis had stood aside from his position while the matter was dealt with by the courts.

“Defence is aware civilian police have laid charges against Bishop Max Davis,” a spokeswoman said.

“Bishop Davis has stood aside from his office as Catholic bishop of the ADF and Catholic member of the Religious Advisory Committee to the Services.

“It would be inappropriate for Defence to comment further while this matter is subject to judicial proceedings.”

The charge comes with a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse under way in Australia after growing pressure to investigate widespread allegations of paedophilia, mostly in the Catholic Church.

Its hearings are covering harrowing allegations of child abuse involving places of worship, orphanages, community groups and schools.

The military is separately conducting its own national inquiry into abuse after the service was rocked by claims of rape and sexual assault, a culture of cover-ups and a failure to punish perpetrators.

Davis, who has been the top military bishop since 2003, is expected to appear in court in July.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-29/c ... k-/5558396

The Bishop of the Australian Defence Force has been charged with a sex offence dating back to 1969.

Bishop Max Davis is believed to be the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church, and the first bishop, to be charged with a child sex offence.

The 68-year-old is due to appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on July 25, charged with three counts of indecent treatment of a child under 14.

The alleged incident took place when Bishop Davis was teaching at St Benedict's College in New Norcia, north-east of Perth.

The Church said Bishop Davis was not an ordained priest when the incident is alleged to have occurred, and that he "emphatically denies" the charge.

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That is the funniest cartoon I have seen for a while.